Germany: Lord of the Lost and Blood and Glitter

Germany, THANK YOU. This year’s German selection had a wildcard finalist who was basically a shock-jock bringing a joke song. … More

Australia: Voyager and Promise

The progressive metal band Voyager are representing Australia this year with their song Promise, a riff-shredding pop delight. I worry … More

Georgia is rapidly getting a reputation as a country that does not send what is expected. Tornike Kipiani’s serial killer … More

Moldova is the party song capital of Europe. They’ve given us Sunstroke Project, Zdob si Zdub, and Do Re Dos. … More

Duncan Laurence’s Arcade is a Eurovision winner I just did not get. It was 2019; I was living in a … More

Ooh la la! I associate France with chansons (Patricia Kass, Barbara) or aburdist comedy (Sebastien Tellier, Les Fatals Picards, Twin … More

In 2016, a great injustice took place in Poland.* A young pop girlie named Margaret found a rejected Rihanna b-side, … More

I was at a party of nerds this weekend, and whenever I asked people about their favourite Eurovision act this … More

How am I supposed to do an objective review of a legend? I moved to the UK in the fall … More

Every year, there is one National Final song with which I fall deeply, deeply in love. Put it on repeat … More